Browning 1911/22: anyone sen or handled one

[vaupet]

Browning website or catalog for 2011 show several forms of a 22lr 1911 and even of a full size .45 1911 wich seems only to be sold in a set with the .22

Anyone?

 

[Shear_stress]

It looks like a very neat little gun, but I don't think they've hit the stores yet.

 

[forindooruseonly]

Isn't it scaled down to something like 80% the size of a traditional 1911? If it is, that ruins it for me right there.

 

[DPris]

Yes.
Denis

 

[VA27]

Back before Christmas I was in a shop when the Browning rep came in to show the gun off. I got to run a coupla mags through it. Pretty neat. It's about the size of the old Llama 22, maybe just a hair larger. Alloy frame and slide make the weight just right for a trail or camp pistol.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I am planning on getting one for my daughter. I figure 80% size would be perfect for a younger girls hand size and the 22 is about perfect.

The 80% appeals to me. My big decision is the "full" size or the "commander" sized or both.

 

[Voland]

Hmmm... I wonder how reliable it will be...

V.

 

[Drail]

Hopefully more reliable than most of the .22 ammo we buy nowadays.

 

[Cokeman]

Kind of plain looking. I don't like the GI look. Hopefully they plan on making nicer looking models.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I got a quote today of $540 for one delivered. They are still not "released" yet.